-communist revolts led by Ho Chi Minh- Ho flees to China and USSR
-Ho Chi Minh forms vietnam party in order to liberate vietnam and establish Communist government.
-1954 Vietnam successfully defeats france
-1954 Vietnam is split temporarily
-America got involved in vietnam. starting with Truman by sending money to france during the war and relief
-Ngo Dinh Diem was roman Catholic which made some people mad (the Buddhists) so the protested by setting themselves on fire in public places.
-Kennedy sent military advisers to Vietnam
-Johnson was Kennedy's adviser, he wanted civil rights and wanted to end poverty but lost all of his plans to the war in Vietnam.
-Johnson didn't want to send american men to do what the asian men could be doing for themselves.
VIETNAM - THE PATH TO WAR
-communist revolts led by Ho Chi Minh- Ho flees to China and USSR
-Ho Chi Minh forms vietnam party in order to liberate vietnam and establish Communist government.
-1954 Vietnam successfully defeats france
-1954 Vietnam is split temporarily
-America got involved in vietnam. starting with Truman by sending money to france during the war and relief
-Ngo Dinh Diem was roman Catholic which made some people mad (the Buddhists) so the protested by setting themselves on fire in public places.
-Kennedy sent military advisers to Vietnam
-Johnson was Kennedy's adviser, he wanted civil rights and wanted to end poverty but lost all of his plans to the war in Vietnam.
-Johnson didn't want to send american men to do what the asian men could be doing for themselves.